The confused maneuver would create a “situation that leaves us in a half-pregnant state,” Dan Shapiro, who served as U.S. ambassador to Israel under the Obama administration, told Today’s Worldview. “It creates big controversy for little gain. Our broader goal of achieving two states is not advanced, and what this achieves for either side is unclear.”

The act also called for Jerusalem to remain an undivided city and for it to be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel.

The crux of the debate over the location of the U.S. Embassy in Israel is what it implies about the status of Jerusalem. When one state locates its embassy to another state in a particular territory, this generally indicates that the former state recognizes that territory as being within the latter state’s sovereignty. This recognition of sovereignty in turn brings with it a basket of rights and obligations under international law that the latter state may exercise in controlling that territory.

The 2016 party platform read, "While Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations, it should remain the capital of Israel, an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths. Israelis deserve security, recognition, and a normal life free from terror and incitement."

In 2008, the platform read, "Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths."

In 2004, the document read, "Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths."

It's about time a US President had the courage to enforce a law passed by a bi-partisan Congress (and not vetoed by Bill Clinton) over 20 years ago.

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Has the U.S. tip-toeing around the issue of Jerusalem in the face of Palestinian-Arab threats of violence changed one thing in all those years or brought the prospect of peace one nano-meter closer?

No!

Irael took Jerusalem after the 1967 War -- started by guess who -- and now they want their ball back. without giving anything for it.

Maybe Trump is calling the bluff of the Palestinian-Arab coalition: Do you really want peace and an independent state, or would you prefer to keep throwing rockets, bombs and stones?

The Palestinians have dismissed several reportedly viable peace initiatives over the years. Yassir Arafat even shared a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, even though he eventually declined to play.

Eventually the Palestinians and Arab states will figure out that the U.S. will never permit Israel to be over-run, not matter what. And perhaps the Palestinians will tire of refugee camps, Hamas dictatorship in Gaza and not being a full membership of the world of nations.

Sure, this is Trump being disruptive again but, who knows, since nothing else has produced any progress maybe this will mark a starting point.

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Has the U.S. tip-toeing around the issue of Jerusalem in the face of Palestinian-Arab threats of violence changed one thing in all those years or brought the prospect of peace one nano-meter closer?

No!

Irael took Jerusalem after the 1967 War -- started by guess who -- and now they want their ball back. without giving anything for it.

Maybe Trump is calling the bluff of the Palestinian-Arab coalition: Do you really want peace and an independent state, or would you prefer to keep throwing rockets, bombs and stones?

The Palestinians have dismissed several reportedly viable peace initiatives over the years. Yassir Arafat even shared a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, even though he eventually declined to play.

Eventually the Palestinians and Arab states will figure out that the U.S. will never permit Israel to be over-run, not matter what. And perhaps the Palestinians will tire of refugee camps, Hamas dictatorship in Gaza and not being a full membership of the world of nations.

Sure, this is Trump being disruptive again but, who knows, since nothing else has produced any progress maybe this will mark a starting point.

Things are more complicated than that

Israel and Saudi Arabia have an alliance against Iran

Meanwhile, Iran and Qatar have stopped supporting Hamas.

So recently, Hamas has been more open to Peace Talks with the Palestinian Authority and Israel.

The timing seems right for Peace Talks to happen.

However, this embassy move might set back any attempt to resolve the Israel-Palestine issue anytime soon.

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This was actually mandated by the Jerusalem embassy act of 1995. It was just never implemented. I have said for years that there are two requirements from the Jewish side before any two state solution will be agreed on. One is that the Palestinian approved organizations like Hamas need to stop firing rockets into Israel every time they get their panties in a wad over something, and two is that Jerusalem will remain undivided and in Jewish control. From the Palestinian side it is fair enough that the west bank settlements must be relocated. Short of these agreements, there will be no peace.

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This was actually mandated by the Jerusalem embassy act of 1995. It was just never implemented. I have said for years that there are two requirements from the Jewish side before any two state solution will be agreed on. One is that the Palestinian approved organizations like Hamas need to stop firing rockets into Israel every time they get their panties in a wad over something, and two is that Jerusalem will remain undivided and in Jewish control. From the Palestinian side it is fair enough that the west bank settlements must be relocated. Short of these agreements, there will be no peace.

The problem is, Netanyahu doesn’t want a Two-State solution nor does he want to make all Palestinians Israeli citizens.

So we’re indefinitely going to hold Palestinians as Second-Class citizens or prisoners in Gaza and the West Bank indefinitely if Netanyahu gets his way.